Ed Dawson manages a press agency in Rome and it is in this capacity
that he must receive Hélène Chalmers, the daughter of his
American employer. A few days later, the young woman mysteriously
disappears and Dawson is instructed by Chlamers to find her as quickly
as possible. Dawson is relieved when Hélène
calls him and arranges for him to meet her at an isolated house she has
decided to rent. That evening, Dawson and Hélène
make love and the press agent realises that Hélène must
have come to Rome for some purpose that is unknown to her father.
Before he can find out more Dawson is shocked to learn that the young
woman has gone missing a second time. It is not long before he
finds her, lying dead at the foot of a nearby cliff. With the
police on his tail, Dawson sets out to find the
murderer...
Script: Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud, Claude Desailly, Maurice Labro, Louis Martin, James Hadley Chase (novel)
Cinematographer: Jacques Robin
Music: Georges Alloo,
Marguerite Monnot
Cast: Marina Vlady (Hélène Chalmers),
Robert Hossein (Ed Dawson),
Philippe Clay (Carlo Sarotti),
Scilla Gabel (Gina),
Claire Maurier (June Chalmers),
Alexander Gauge (Chalmers),
Georges Vitaly (Rocky),
Arnoldo Foà (Tonioni),
Charles Fawcett,
Charles Lemontier,
Mourowsky,
Patrice Standlin,
William Sabatier,
Paolo Tucillo,
Pierre Mirat,
Alberte Aveline,
Giovanna Ralli,
Sophie Saint-Just
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Take Me as I Am ;
Riff-Raff
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